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Looking for a hearty, budget-friendly meal that the whole family will love? This meat and potato crust quiche with fluffy flax muffins is delicious, filling, and easy on your wallet — it comes together for under $10!

This post is part of our $10 Dinner Ideas series, brought to you by Brigette on our team! Each week, she will be sharing easy, delicious, and affordable family-friendly dinner ideas that cost less than $10 to make, use everyday ingredients, and are super quick meals.

Why You’ll Love This Meat and Potato Crust Quiche with Flax Muffins

Now that eggs are coming down in price again (they were $1.99 per dozen at my Aldi this week – yay!), I’m ready to bring back all of the breakfast vibes at dinner time! Here’s another family favorite that feeds a crowd without breaking your budget. If you start with pre-cooked meat and use frozen hashbrowns, this quiche comes together so quickly! The ingredients are flexible, so feel free to mix up the cheeses and meats and even throw in some leftover cooked veggies if you have them.

The flax muffins are such a frugal, flexible recipe as well! I used this recipe for Easy Whole Wheat Muffins and subbed out ground flax seed for some of the whole wheat flour (the recipe is great as is, but I didn’t have any whole wheat flour and didn’t have the time to pull out my mill and grind berries). It makes almost two dozen, and my family loves the leftovers as snacks!

Meat Quiche with Potato Crust Dinner Menu:

• Meat and Potato Crust Quiche
• Flax muffins
• Green Beans

Ingredients for Meat Quiche with a Potato Crust and Flax Muffins Dinner:

Meat and Potato Quiche Ingredients

• 6 cups shredded potatoes (Aldi – $3.25 for 10 lbs. You can also use frozen hash browns instead) — $0.60
• 6 Tablespoons vegetable oil (Aldi – $2.89 for 96 Tablespoons) – $0.18
• 1-lb sausage, or any other meat of choice (Aldi – $2.89 for 1 lb) – $2.89
• 2 cups milk (Aldi – $3.05 per gallon) – $0.38
• 1 8-oz. bag shredded cheese (Harris Teeter – $1.49 per bag) – $1.49
• 10 eggs (Aldi – $1.99 per dozen) – $1.69 (Yes, this is significantly more than the original recipe calls for)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons parsley flakes or Italian seasoning, optional

Total for two quiches: $7.23 (serves 8-10)

Flax Muffin Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups flour (Harris Teeter – $1.97 for 5lbs) – $0.25
• 1/2 cup ground flax seeds (Aldi – $3.29 for 70 Tablespoons) – $0.38
• 3/4 cup sugar (Aldi – $2.86 for 9.5 cups) – $0.23
• 2 cups buttermilk* (Aldi – $3.05 per gallon) – $0.38
• 1 egg (Aldi – $1.99 per dozen) – $0.17
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

*I made my own buttermilk by adding 2 Tablespoons of vinegar to 2 cups milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes before using it in the recipe.

Total for Flax Muffins: $1.41 (Makes around 20 muffins)

Other Ingredients:

• 2 cans green beans (Aldi – $0.50 per can) – $1

Grand Total for Dinner: $9.64 (Serves 8 with leftovers!)

How to Make Meat & Potato Crust Quiche with Flax Muffins

1. Follow the instructions here to make Meat and Potato Quiche, following my doubled ingredient list for making two quiches. These glass pie plates are great!

2. Follow the instructions here for making the flax muffins, subbing 1/2 cup ground flaxseed + 2 1/2 cups flour for the 3 cups whole wheat/white flour that the recipe calls for (or make the recipe as is!). (I also have included the full recipes on the recipe card below.) This muffin tin is great if you are in need of a new one!

3. Heat the green beans or another vegetable of your choice.

4. Enjoy!